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Kualapuu is a small town of 2,535 people in Maui County, Hawaii. It's about 43 miles from Kahului, HI and 52 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 78°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,535people
$318kTypical home
$1,484/moRent
85° / 78°Summer / winter
0"Snow
294Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,535
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 87 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 43 mi to Kahului, HI
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,008/mo)
- Median rent $1,484/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 78°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 294 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 71 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 38
- 45% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MKK airport
- 45 mi to OGG (major hub)
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 640 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Maui County: D+26 in 2024
- Hawaii: D+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk